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To describe American writing in one word, it would be “freeing”. Native Americans wrote their freedom down the pages of history so they would never be forgotten. The Transcendentalists wrote in hopes of setting themselves free from the heavy reality at the times. African American literature was a protest for their right to be as […]

CRITICAL: How do you understand Faulkner’s extraordinary statement in his Nobel Prize speech “the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself … alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat” ? “The young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of […]

“Blog Post 7: David Malouf” https://sibelerkansite.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/blog-post-7-david-malouf/ Hi Sibel, This is a captivating paragraph that showed your thorough understanding of Malouf’s aesthetics. It is short and to the point, but your word choice is very interesting. I enjoyed how you described the scenery as if they were alive and talking to you. I would just be mindful […]

CRITICAL: What do you think Faulkner might have meant by the caption that is around his neck in the image at the top of this blog? We are our own worst enemy, solely due to the fact that we are the only individual that knows about our deepest fears. We are the only ones that […]

“BLOG 7: AMERICAN LITERATURE” https://christellabade.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/blog-7-american-literature/ Hi Christella, This is a short but informative entry on your understanding of Loy’s revolutionary work. While I do agree with the points you made and think that you have explained them quite carefully, there is still a lack of how the poem made you feel. Especially with the part you […]

CRITICAL: Select the one modernist poem or text that you found spoke to you most directly. Quote the text and tell us how the text moved you. T.S. Eliot’s poems are a pain to interpret, not necessarily because of the length nor the technique, but rather by the fact that the message is hidden so deep […]

“Week 8 Blog” https://vzengl200.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/week-8-blog/ Hi Victoria, I completely agree with your opinion on Frost’s work. There is a sense of melody in his rhyming that I quite enjoy. You also made clear his inspirations as common ideas, but seen through his kaleidoscope. Your entry also has a nice structure that made it easy to follow. […]

CREATIVE: Take a line from either Lowell or Frost and build your own poem trying, where possible, to imitate the style of the poet chosen. Line taken from Robert Lowell’s “The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket”, part VI. Our Lady of Walsingham Like the scent of a summer forest, you caress me Like the eye […]

“American Literature – Week 6” https://michaelharb.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/american-literature-week-6/ Hi Michael, I like your understanding of Huck & Jim’s friendship and what it symbolizes. I agree that it suggests equality in society and what good it can bring. It is pretty ironic, in my opinion, that a child can see better and more clearly than adults. Perhaps, the element […]

CRITICAL: How does Baldwin through his language technique succeed in immersing his reader in the experience of his characters? Chose any section of his amazing story “Going to Meet the Man” Imagine the scenery of a music festival. Coachella, Lollapalooza, Tomorrowland, etc. People from different walks of life all dressed up and join in one […]